If the line is not commented out, do so now (add a # before the Win32DisableAcceptEx)

------------------------------------------------------------On the real basic issue - IF you can start httpd.exe as I suggested from the Command Line AND When you are using the new Control Panel 3, it still WON'T start or stop within the Control Panel == you may have found some type of bug. So please try it now with the Control Panel and let me know what happens.

OK so today I am able to go to my local host page when I try to go to the phpadmin page I get an error 2002 server not responding or local server not configured. I was able to go to this page yesterday.

Regarding localhost access, I have read in the past that AVG can cause issues with localhost access/servers. You could try playing with the LinkScanner or Surf Guard to see if it is causing an issue.

With the control panel, you mentioned that you were running it with the Service checkbox enabled. Does it work if you uncheck that box? The difference is how the program is invoked. If it is unchecked, it directly calls the application like you did on the command line. If it is checked, it would be equivalent to running "net start Apache2.2" at the command line when you hit the Start button given the service installed correctly. The service invokes a command like "C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" -k runservice.

Also, assuming you had apache/mysql running first, if you still have problems accessing mysql from phpmyadmin, I usually have to manually specify a bind address on a fresh install for mysql before it works correctly for me. You could try opening xampp/mysql/bin/my.ini (or my.cnf whichever you have), going under the [mysqld] section, and adding

I unchecked the service box and it allowed me to start from the control panel. I did not have mysql started when I tried to go to phpadmin. That takes care of that issue. One more question and I will try to leave you alone. I had a message saying I did not have a password for my user root. I went in to the priviledge page and set one. I left local host and tried to reenter and received a message cannot connect invalid settings. Should I list this under a new post or topic. to close out this thread.